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Trial set for Hawaii island couple in marijuana growing case
POSTED: 01:30 p.m. HST, Nov 06, 2012
LAST UPDATED: 01:30 p.m. HST, Nov 06, 2012
HILO >> The trial has been set for a Big Island couple charged with drug crimes.
The Hawaii Tribune-Herald reports that Hilo Circuit Judge Greg Nakamura on Monday ordered 53-year-old Gilbert Espiritu and 56-year-old Patricia Morby to appear for trial on March 18.
The Ainaloa couple was arrested Oct. 18 after police served a search warrant on three properties.
Police say what the found was an indoor marijuana-growing site, as well as other drugs including heroin and hydrocodone.
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